Changes

A-M C: My biggest piece of advice would be to join a critiquing group and get loads of feedback. You can get so close to your work that it's basically impossible to see the woods for the trees and another pair of eyes on it can be invaluable - not to mention the support when the rejection slips start to drop through the post (I speak from experience!)

A-M C: In some ways Polly was my favourite of the three because I loved how angry she was and how sad she felt about her mum going away. I lived without my parents from quite a young age and I know that rejected, empty feeling very well. I also love the Monty B storyline in that particular book, although my favourite line in all three books is when Sam says the dog chewed up her new braaaaaaaaaan jumper. I know it's probably not for me to say but it really made me laugh out-loud while I was writing it.